Thank you to De Gruyter Mouton for supporting Asian Studies at the MLA through a generous donation to the East Asia Reception!

Thank you, everyone, for the hugely successful East Asia Reception at the MLA in Philadelphia 2017!

Hi all,

Asian-themed panels were well-attended, and the Saturday night reception was a hit! Thank you all for supporting each other. Let’s build on this momentum for MLA 2018.

We have a lot of ideas that will be shared soon, but in the meantime, if there is someone who’d like to take over organizing another reception for next year, contact…[Read more]

The Ming/Qing China Forum is meeting tonight, Friday, 7:30 p.m. in Marriott 303.

ALL ARE WELCOME, whether you are officially in the Forum or not!

If you are interested in seeing more China sessions at the MLA please come contribute to the conversation. Thanks!

Here are some topics we’ll discuss:

What is the ideal schedule for…[Read more]

Please come to the East Asian Languages and Literatures Reception on Saturday night at 8:45 pm in Marriott 411-412. There will be food and drink! I hope to see you there.

Christopher Lupke

Dear Forum Members,

UCLA and Waseda University are pleased to announce a limited number of SUBSIDIES to cover most or all of the cost of attending a major international symposium titled “EMPIRE OF OTHERS” to be held at UCLA on March 20–22, 2017. The second in a series of annual symposia sponsored by the Tadashi Yanai Initiative for Globa…[Read more]

You are invited!

Social Gathering and Networking Event Arranged by the Forums LLC Asian American, LLC East Asian, LLC Korean, LLC Ming and Qing Chinese, LLC Modern and Contemporary Chinese, and LLC Japanese to 1900
Saturday, 7 January, 8:45–10:00 p.m., 411-412, Philadelphia Marriott

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you very much for supporting the LLC Ming/Qing Chinese forum!

We hope to see you all at our second forum meeting on

Friday, Jan. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Marriott, room 303.

Please join us to talk about plans for promoting more China scholarship at the MLA.

Because of your participation in this forum, this year…[Read more]